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Limoncello

Limoncello with crushed ice.

Limoncello is a citrus-flavored alcoholic drink made from a few basic ingredients – superior quality, organic lemons, alcohol, sugar and water. It is a delicious liqueur that is served cold, often over crushed ice. Due to its clean, distinct flavor, it is also used in mixed cocktails.

This drink has its roots in Southern Italy. There are many hypotheses surrounding its history – some even going back to the Middle Ages. It was, reportedly, drunk by monks to lift their spirits between prayer sessions as well as by fishermen and peasants who used Limoncello for a bit of early morning warmth before starting their day. Limoncello was traditionally made by many Italian families because of the high quality varieties of the lemons grown in areas of southern Italy,

It appears that Limoncello was not marketed commercially, on any large scale until 1988 when the family of the businessman Massimo Canale registered the first ‘Limoncello’ trademark.

Very nice I am about to make my second lot. I still have a lot of lemons and I read a recipe in Nigella’s book Kitchen for a pudding a variation on Eton Mess in which both lemon curd and
lemoncello are used. I am going to try it.

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